This is the one that started it for me:


This is the only pic I have left of the car, er... the engine. old garbage by todays standards but this was the car that really got me into performance. I've had many other turbo cars but in the end I guess I'm still a MOPAR man.

90' dodge shadow ES

2.5L turbo Chrysler engine-common block
Swapped in 555 manual tranny
oliver rods
JE pistons
"Torque Monster" cam with roller rocker conversion
FWD performance stage 5 ECU -added later on-
Chevy 2.02 x 1.60 valves fitted to head
Garret .57 trim T3/T4 on log manifold
whole lot of porting done to head

In the end it made 371 HP and a wopping 419 Ft.lbs torque at the wheels, not the highest numbers by today's standards, but 9 years ago when I was just getting my hands dirty that was still considered high for the average joe building his own 4 cyl.

I never got to race it built unfortunatly, got a 14.5 E.T. out of it stock, motor mounts ripped out of the chassis on the way to the track after we half ass tuned it on the dyno and I was headin to the the track. Now its just another memory sittin in an old friends back yard where he might do something with it someday.


The money I made selling this car actually later became the down-payment on my 99 eclipse. Deffinatly miss it though, I really learned alot from this car.

Creative thinking? Ingenuity? Hell, It's just an obsession!



99 Eclipse GS turbo: MSpowered, everything custom built, 223.8 HP-199.8 TQ @8psi through auto-tranny. The first time around...

my 2gnt almost 9 years ago. I feel old.

2009 Corolla S - waiting until 2012 for my next toy!
*SOLD* 1992 3000GT VR4 - pearl white and 45,6xx miles!
*SOLD* 2007 Subaru Legacy GT sedan
*SOLD* 95 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4 - BPU
*SOLD* 97 Eclipse GS Star Stage 2

Captain Caveman

96 RS Turbo 11.414 @ 119.62 MSNS, Crower 2 NA cams, BW366, 10.5 comp, UDP, 60mm TB, W/A intercooler, 3.55 tranny 567.9whp 430tq
97 RS NA 13.188 @ 103.87 MSnS powered 12.5 comp, Crower 3's and 219.4whp with 175tq
98 RS DD 12.5 comp on stock ECU, LTH, Crower 2's, Koni, GC, Hypercoil, DG hats
99 OZ 5sp Stocker 15.856 @ 85.97
99 GS stocker auto 17.7@77mph!

wiki home page:http://www.2gnt.com/index.php?d=bullettdsm

My 2GNT, 12 years ago. (Older than Dave, but not as old as Mark.)

Damn, Mark is old!

Greg

'19 Genesis G70 3.3t AWD
'88 Chrysler Conquest TSI

88 Isuzu P'up. Rarer off-road package with a factory lift and 33's. The bigger 2.6L I4. It had enough maintenance performed on it to make it a "project".

I miss that damn truck. I still see it running around town and is probably closing in on the 400,000 mile mark.

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BPU'd skittle

93 GMC Sierra GT

350 ci v8, 33" All-Terrains on Eagle 16" rims, decked out with step bars, tonneau cover, dual exhaust, and a killer stereo. Got the truck in 97, then got the Esi in 2001.

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my 2GNT. 5 years now...

=Dan=



98rs eclipse- Mods: BC2, C/F hood, custom turbo system consisting of a PTE SC50, turbosmart ultra gate (10psi), star FMIC and pipes, SFMU, HKS SSQV, 3" V-BAND downpipe from ATP, Zeitronix Wideband LCD displaying boost, egt and 02. *** SOLD and will be missed***

2006 gsxr 750- jardine gp1 exhaust, -1,+2 stealth sprockets, DID 525 chain, JD products pro TRE. 0-60 in a sneeze. ran a 10.8 avg 1/4 mile my first time to the track on street tires, stock swingarm and unstrapped.

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-Tony <--- NOT asian.
'06 Wicked White EVO IX

DirtMegirt
Wiki Contributor

my 96 eclipse. Going on 7 years come april '09

I contributed to the Wiki!
EVO IX - just a really expensive boost gauge and a K&N air filter
96 Eclipse RS -awaiting registration and inspection
95 Eclipse GS - parts car
Mods/Profile - http://www.2gnt.com/index.php?d=cs82685

Mine was a 96 Eagle Talon ESi, black, auto tranny. Didn't do a whole lot to it until I had spun a rod bearing and decided to overhaul it for a turbo setup...just never got that far with the turbo. Still have the 96 longblock, swapped it into my 97 Eclipse GS, chassis only/MTX that I picked up off another member here.

I contributed to the Wiki.

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96 Black ESi
91 Red TSI AWD (RIP)
02 WRX


"turnin wrenches for nine hours in the pouring rain, just to get the beast up and running again"

Aerospace Certified TIG welder for Precision Castparts in Portland, OR.

JoshSpair.com

'72 Mustang Grande, 351C with FMX and 2.75 gears, thing would run 13.5, now I'm lucky to break 17's

Representing the Central Cali chapter of 2GNT!
(I think I'm the only member )

see sig. 99RS, bought with less than 20 miles on it, now at 130,000. still looks like new, but for some reason, it's much more fun to drive now

2gnt: '99 RS-T, killed by a toyota, pending rebuild...
Daily: Volt
Daily #2: '99 EVG ebike- STOLEN by PEDRO

First one was a 91' Vw Jetta.. loved that car.. too bad I got stuck with an 8v instead. I still want to go back and find a sweet MKII Gti with a 16v and find the lumpiest, nastiest, cam grind, slam the shit out of it, wide rims, stretched tires, and get a nice glossy black paintjob.

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VW= The joy of driving
DSM= The frustration of fixing

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Captain Caveman

96 RS Turbo 11.414 @ 119.62 MSNS, Crower 2 NA cams, BW366, 10.5 comp, UDP, 60mm TB, W/A intercooler, 3.55 tranny 567.9whp 430tq
97 RS NA 13.188 @ 103.87 MSnS powered 12.5 comp, Crower 3's and 219.4whp with 175tq
98 RS DD 12.5 comp on stock ECU, LTH, Crower 2's, Koni, GC, Hypercoil, DG hats
99 OZ 5sp Stocker 15.856 @ 85.97
99 GS stocker auto 17.7@77mph!

wiki home page:http://www.2gnt.com/index.php?d=bullettdsm

A Triumph GT6 Straight 6 with 3 side draft Strombergs. Those old English cars vibrated so much that every weekend was a project. Loved it though.

1965 Corvair Corsa 140.

It won Best in Class, 1982 World of Wheels, Indianapolis, when I was 23 years old.

1964 impala 4 door sedan. still have it. got 2 more impalas since. but my eclipse is my fav.

97 RS blown engine